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20 killed, more than 100 hurt in Russian airborne strikes on Ukraine: Zelenskyy

The Russian overnight barrage deployed over 470 drones and 48 missiles, killing 25 including children, while Zelenskyy sought diplomatic support in Turkey amid escalating attacks.

  • On November 19, 2025, an overnight Russian attack struck the western city of Ternopil, leaving at least 20 dead as rescue workers recovered bodies beyond the initial nine reported by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
  • Russia launched a massive barrage of drones and missiles overnight, using more than 470 drones and 48 missiles to strike energy and transport infrastructure across multiple Ukrainian regions.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote, `In Ternopil, residential nine-story buildings were hit, causing fires. Unfortunately, there is significant destruction, and there may be people trapped under the rubble,` while Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said upper floors were torn off two nine‑story apartment blocks.
  • Poland temporarily closed Rzeszow and Lublin airports and scrambled Polish and allied aircraft, while emergency and rescue teams continued searching rubble for survivors after the strikes.
  • The strikes came as Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Turkey for talks and had just signed a Paris accord to acquire up to 100 Rafale jets, urging allies for more air‑defence missiles.
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Raid in Ternopil, 25 dead including many children. Zelensky in Ankara: ready to talk to Putin

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Ukraine awoke to a bloody night following intense Russian attacks targeting a city in the west of the country, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries. This coincided with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Turkey in an attempt to revive stalled peace negotiations with Moscow.

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A Russian attack in western Ukraine today killed at least 25 people, including three children, when the upper floors of an apartment building exploded. Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelensky's attempt to revive the peace process through talks in Turkey failed. US President Donald Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, did not travel to Turkey and Zelensky walked out of a meeting...

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